When Irma was approaching, Rodgers moored his boat, Mariah, in waters less than a mile from Morejon’s home. He has secured the sailboat there for the past 15 years, even during other big storms. “Went through the last hurricane, Hurricane Wilma, on the mooring there,” said Rodgers.

“It was the boat that came on to our property. It wasn’t our property that went out and attacked this guy’s boat,” said Morejon.

The homeowner says he wants to resolve the issue amicably, but says the boat caused $50,000 in damage to his property when it came ashore and into his backyard. Now he says he’s forced to make repairs to his landscaping, plumbing, electrical wiring, and a portion of an irreplaceable coral seawall.